Elko County, Nevada

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Elko County is one of 16 counties in Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 45,291. As of July 1, 2007, the population of Elko County was estimated at 50,434. Its county seat is Elko. The county was organized on March 5th, 1869, being taken from Lander County. In area, Elko County is the fourth-largest county in the United States (though its ranking is lower if one includes the boroughs of Alaska).

Elko County is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Budget
Meetings
Elected Officials
Administrative Officials
Permits, zoning
Audits
Contracts
Lobbying
Public records
Local taxes
County websites


[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

  • The website has information on elected and administrative officials.
  • The website has information on county meetings. [1]
  • The website has a county event calendar. [2]
  • The website has some tax information. [3]

[edit] The bad

[edit] Lobbying

Main article: Nevada taxpayer-funded lobbying

Elko County has one registered lobbyists.[4]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

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